PHILADELPHIA (PA)
Rittenhoused

By Tim Ronaldson

As if the Archdiocese of Philadelphia wasn’t getting enough bad press lately…

Already entrenched in what is sure to be an ugly sexual-abuse trial, and the death of former Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua, the Archdiocese will now have to deal with two new stories of corruption that rose to the surface today.

The first story, courtesy of the Associated Press, this morning revealed that the Archdiocese has removed a Delaware County priest from ministry, but not for “misconduct with children.”

This afternoon, the Inquirer reported that the Archdiocese plans to suspend a longtime priest that had sex with a 17-year-old girl…18 years ago.